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Tea tradition: Samovar as the centerpiece 🍵🌿 Video by: t.me/SAMOVAR_TARUSA_LYUDI 🔔 Gateway to Russia

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How Mayakovsky brought a car from Paris for Lilya Brik Soviet Poet Vladimir Mayakovsky set off for Europe in 1928. He had many plans: finishing his play ‘The Bedbug’, as well as the screenplay ‘The Ideal and the Blanket’, which he had written for French director René Clair. But, most importantly, he was fulfilling the request from his muse, Lilya Brik. She dreamed of a car. But not just any car, one that met all her requirements. A closed car, with spare tires and spare parts and a suitcase in the back – preferably a Buick or Renault. And only a model that didn't look like a taxi. The poet fulfilled Lilya's wish and bought her a black and gray Renault ‘NN2’ for 20,000 francs. Having personally packed all the accompanying purchases (in addition to windshield wipers, an additional spotlight and accessories, the set included gloves and "car clothes"), Mayakovsky sent the gift to Moscow. The purchases arrived in the capital in Winter 1929 and Lilia became one of the city's first female car enthusiasts. This very car was featured in Alexander Rodchenko's famous photo series, which its participants called ‘The unfulfilled Journey’. Brik initially planned to go to Leningrad, but Rodchenko couldn't take her there. "We agreed to drive about 20 miles, he'd take some photos and then return home, while I'd continue on. But, I didn't go any further. It turned out the road was terrible and the car started sputtering. Besides, driving that far alone was boring and dangerous," she recalled. Credit: МАММ/MDF/russiainphoto.ru, Alexander Rodchenko/МАММ/MDF/russiainphoto.ru 🔔 Gateway to Russia

HISTORY: Cameroonian Patrick Karl Fokam has lived in Russia for almost 25 years, spending the last decade in Crimea. Being a former world champion in armlifting, he works as a boxing and martial arts coach in the coastal city of Alushta. Locals just call him ‘Big Patrick’. He’s now 51 years old, has a Russian wife whom he practically took to the registry office on their first meeting and five children. Moreover, Patrick has even become a grandfather here. The Cameroonian lives like an ordinary Russian: he loves fishing and cooks borsch and ‘kholodets’ (aspic) for New Year’s. He admits he’s grateful to the country where he lives. “Russia has given me everything: a wife, a family, sports, work and wisdom,” Patrick shares in an interview with the ‘Nation’ magazine. 🔔 Gateway to Russia

Simply quad biking across the Ayakli River in the Arctic near Norilsk…! Video by: t.me/Biznoteru 🔔 Gateway to Russia

Just some of the famous Zhostovo trays, now in berry style! 🍒 Video by: t.me/zhostovo_fabrika 🔔 Gateway to Russia

HISTORY: How tall were Russian rulers? We’ve lined up 13 of Russia’s tsars and emperors, according to their (approximate) height. 🔔 Gateway to Russia